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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - Causes ... Polyneuropathy, Acute ... stroke, Acute spinal ... Deep coma (any cause ... differential #diagnosis #table
Acute Pulmonary Embolism - Management Algorithms
 - Hemodynamically Stable Patients
 - Hemodynamically Unstable Patients

- Dr. Eric
Acute Pulmonary ... Embolism - Management Algorithms ... Hemodynamically Stable ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine
Blood pressure management in acute ischemic stroke - Timeline
Candidate for tPA:
 - Goal SBP <185 AND
management in acute ... ischemic stroke ... Candidate for tPA ... Candidate for tPA ... Hypertension #CVA #Stroke
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Stroke Etiologies ... Endocarditis, Acute ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... #causes #differential
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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Indications for tPA ... in Stroke: • ... to intravenous tPA ... present, in which case ... #Indications #tPA
Antiplatelet Medications - Summary Table

Aspirin - Inhibits cyclooxygenase, preventing formation of thromboxane A2
 • Acute coronary
Medications - Summary Table ... thromboxane A2 • Acute ... stroke • Primary ... activation • Acute ... Medications #Summary #Table
Causes of Stroke - Ischemic, Hemorrhagic, Subarachnoid - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Ischemic
 • Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Causes of Stroke ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hemorrhage #Stroke ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Immune-complex deposition (IgA ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
Anticoagulation after TIA ... or Acute Ischemic ... StrokeTIA ... ≥ 1 day after stroke ... Anticoagulation #TIA
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
pathology (e.g. strokes ... potomania - “Tea ... Eric Strong https ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium